* Spain's economy slipped into recession in the first
quarter, data showed on Monday, with deep government spending
cuts to reduce a massive public deficit and troubles in the
banking sector likely to delay any return to growth.

* Canada's economy declined 0.2 percent in February compared
with January, led by temporary closures in mining and other
goods-producing industries which outweighed increases in
construction

* Anheuser-Busch InBev, the world's largest beer maker,
increased sales of beer in the United States for the first time
in three years and said wage rises should ensure increased
consumption in Brazil.